Trump’s Election Didn’t Spark An Immediate Exodus From The Federal Government
But more federal employees have left than after Barack Obama or George W. Bush were first elected, according to an exclusive data analysis by BuzzFeed News.
Damage From Harvey Has Already Caused Millions Of Pounds Of Toxic Pollutants To Be Released Into The Air
The explosions and ensuing fire at the Arkema chemical plant early Thursday are just the latest in a wave of damage, disruptions, and pollution at industrial facilities along the Texas coast after Harvey.
Inside The Partisan Fight For Your News Feed
How ideologues, opportunists, and internet marketers built a massive new universe of partisan news on the web and on Facebook.
If Jeff Sessions Exits, Trump Could Choose An Acting Attorney General From Among Thousands Of People
Who would run the Justice Department if Trump fires the attorney general (or the attorney general quits)? Existing laws give the president a surprising number of different routes to fill a vacancy.
More Foreign Workers Requested By Trump's Mar-A-Lago
It’s Made in America Week at the White House, but Mar-A-Lago and a nearby Trump National Golf Club have told the Department of Labor that there aren’t enough Americans to hire. These two Trump properties have now requested more than 230 foreign workers since he launched his presidential campaign.
Trump Properties Are Already Profiting Off Republican Campaigns
In the first half of the year, Republican campaigns and committees spent nearly $300,000 — at a minimum — on Trump businesses after Trump was elected president.
We're Sharing A Vast Trove Of Federal Payroll Records
The data, obtained by BuzzFeed News via the Freedom of Information Act, covers more than 40 years of U.S. government employment. You can download and start exploring it today.
Senators Want US Job Protections Before Expanding Foreign Workforce
A bipartisan group of senators, including Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, have asked the Labor and Homeland Security secretaries to ensure American jobs are protected before expanding the foreign workforce. Their letter cites a BuzzFeed News investigation.
A Trump Golf Club In New York Seeks More Foreign Workers
Trump National Golf Club told the Department of Labor there weren’t enough American servers to hire. The jobs, located just 35 miles from Manhattan, pay $14.08 an hour.
In Spite Of The Crackdown, Fake News Publishers Are Still Earning Money From Major Ad Networks
“As long as the traffic is real and the ads are being served to real people,” ad networks will accept fake news sites, according to one publisher.
Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Is Defending Russia’s Biggest Bank
Marc E. Kasowitz, who has represented Donald Trump for more than 15 years, was recently named a lead attorney in a federal civil lawsuit against Sberbank, which is majority-owned by the Russian government.
Trump Winery Seeks Even More Foreign Workers
The Virginia wine producer, owned by Eric Trump, is the latest Trump family business to seek foreign guest workers for US jobs. Latest request asks for 23 laborers, on top of six sought in December.
Help Us Map TrumpWorld
We logged more than 1,500 people and organizations connected to the incoming administration. Now we want your help to understand them and to add more.
If You Thought 2016 Was Full Of Celebrity Deaths, You Should See 1977
Was 2016 the worst or the fucking worst?
This Is How 23 Countries Feel About Transgender Rights
One-quarter of Americans say people should never be allowed to change their legal gender, half of Brazilians know a transgender person, and lots more from a BuzzFeed News/Ipsos survey in 23 countries around the world.
Here's The Methodology For Our Huge Transgender Rights Survey
Here's how BuzzFeed News and the polling firm Ipsos, in partnership with UCLA Law School’s Williams Institute, conducted an international survey of attitudes on transgender rights.
Trump Vineyard Seeks More Foreign Workers
The Virginia wine producer is the latest Trump family business to seek foreign guest workers for US jobs.
US Guest Worker Program Risks Human Trafficking, Says UN Official
A United Nations envoy said visa programs for short-term unskilled labor are of “of particular concern.”
Trump May Bring In More Guest Workers
Trump himself has used the controversial program to bring in workers from other countries, and so have some of his appointees
The True Story Behind The Biggest Fake News Hit Of The Election
BuzzFeed News found a network of over 40 sites that have published more than 750 fake news stories.